Price guide · Beverage Alcohol
Can Ends: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.05 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.035 at volume, on a typical 35-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.05 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.048 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.045 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.043 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.039 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.035 |
What moves the price
For can ends, the drivers are material, thickness, shape, structural support, fitment compatibility, print, diameter, forming type — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing wholesale pricing for beverage-can ends clusters around $0.035–$0.06 per end depending on lining, color, and whether the order is box/pallet/FTL or import-style bulk. Iron Heart Canning publishes $0.035/end for full-truckload crown ends and $0.038/end for pallet ends, CoreCans shows $0.039–$0.05/end by pallet or box, and Lagersmith lists $0.04–$0.06/end with higher prices at lower quantity. The main drivers are liner system (epoxy vs BPANI), color/printing, and freight/packaging tier; realistic supplier routes are canning-supply wholesalers and beverage-packaging distributors rather than direct custom can makers for this quantity band.
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